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abm0
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Jan 26, 2019
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Around 15-20 USD the Koss KSC75 (the classic, not the Massdrop KSC75X) is your best option by far. Possibly the best price/performance ratio in all of headphonedom. (Newer driver than the PortaPro, titanium-coated, producing smoother treble, so you can hear more detail instead of having gaps in the frequency range. Overall a more even representation of all the frequencies despite the lower price.) Going up from that the next thing might be the Superlux HD662-Evo with some simple mods described by Solderdude at DIY Audio Heaven. Not an open headphone, but plenty detailed and close-to-neutral for its 50 USD, and with much better sub-bass extension than the KSC75. Also, if you have the music file quality covered like VRacer111 said, the remaining issue is: if you can afford an extra 15-20-50 USD on top of the headphone you could spend that on getting away from listening to the music via smartphone or computer audio jack. Get a dedicated DAC/amplifier, because you're likely to miss out on a lot of stereo performance (soundstage size, imaging accuracy) by plugging headphones directly into generic computing devices. Something like a 15-USD MPOW 4.1 bluetooth receiver can do a lot for stereo performance when listening from your phone, without much loss of quality (if your phone has aptX codec support the loss might even be inaudible), or for 50/70 USD you can get a FiiO BTR1K or BTR3, which can be used wired to your computer or wireless with your phone to get better audio performance at home or on the go.
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Jan 26, 2019
Bradionce
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abm0Thank you very much.
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